US6821067B1ExpiredUtility

Pickup truck rail bed cover

Priority: May 7, 2001Filed: May 7, 2002Granted: Nov 23, 2004
Est. expiryMay 7, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Steve Von Loehr
Y10T24/2175B62D 33/02B60P 7/0815
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Claims

Abstract

A pickup truck has a bed and a pair of walls each with an inside and an outside surface and an upper rail. An upper rail cover, formed of solid reinforced steel, is coupled to the upper rail. An outside edge of the upper rail cover has a plurality of downward tie hooks. A plurality of ropes retain an object in the bed by looping and tying to the tie hooks.

Claims

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What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:  
     
       1. A modified pickup truck bed rail cover system comprising, in combination: 
       a pick up truck having a bed and tailgate, the bed having a pair of walls each with an upper rail, an inside surface and an outside surface, and the tailgate having a tailgate rail, an inner tailgate surface and an outer tailgate surface, the tailgate being pivotable between an open position and a closed position;  
       an upper rail cover formed of solid reinforced steel, the upper rail cover having a top face, an inside edge and an outside edge coupled to the upper rail of the bed, the outside edge of the upper rail cover having a plurality of downward tie hooks evenly spaced along the outside surface of the bed walls;  
       a tailgate rail cover being continuous with a tailgate skin and formed of solid reinforced steel, the tailgate rail cover having a top face, an inside edge and an outside edge, the inside edge being continuous with the tailgate skin which covers the inside surface of the tailgate and coupled around a periphery of the tailgate to the inside surface of the tailgate, the outside edge of the tailgate rail cover having a plurality of downward tie hooks evenly spaced along the outside surface of the tailgate; and  
       a plurality of ropes adapted to retain an object in the bed by looping the rope around and tying to the plurality of downward tie hooks.

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